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Whimsy & Wonder Christmas Thank You Cards

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Whimsy & Wonder Christmas Thank You Cards

Christmas is over and now it is time to write those thank you notes like these Whimsy & Wonder Christmas Thank You Cards. It may be an old-fashioned thing and email or texting is faster, but a real thank you note is always best! Here are three quick examples!

To keep it simple, I chose the Basic White Note Cards but you could use a regular size card as well. Then I just decorated the cards using the Whimsy & Wonder Specialty Designer Series Paper. This is your chance to use the “other side” of the fancy paper, although I still cut out some images from the fancy side! You could even just use a strip of the designer paper if you wanted to use up your tiny scraps.

These note cards are 3 1/2″ x 5″, which is a mailable size and they come with envelopes. Therefore, I cut my layer of designer paper at 3 1/4″ x 4 3/4″. The “Thank You” is in the Peaceful Moments Stamp Set. I stamped it with Polished Pink ink just to keep it simple. Then I used different punches for the sentiment.

The first note card uses a pink “other side” of the paper. I cut out some of the packages on another pattern and adhered those to the front of the card, some popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals, some flat on the card. Then the “Thank You” was stamped and punched out using the Lovely Labels Pick A Punch.

The middle note card is the simplest of all! I just used the striped pattern in the Whimsy & Wonder DSP and added a stamped “Thank You”, punched out with the Tailored Tag Punch. I added a couple of jewels just for a little extra something.

The note card on the right uses a light green layer, plus a few cut out trees from the paper. The Thank You is stamped in Polished Pink and punched out with the Everyday Label Punch. I do have the dies for the trees, but since I had to clean up and put away my die-cutting machine, dies, and mess for Christmas dinner, it was easier to just cut the trees out by hand! Your recipient won’t know, “Gee, she could have die cut these and she didn’t!!” I added a little White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon behind the sentiment, just the back and forth underneath the label.

Since these Basic White Note Cards are smaller, they are not necessarily meant to be super-fussy cards so you can go a lot simpler and quicker with these! If you made just one style of Christmas card, it might be fun to use that same paper, even if you only used a strip, to continue with the theme of your Christmas cards! Whatever you do, the gift-giver will appreciate a little note (and the handmade note card!) from you! Or just write a note to those who know your family or couldn’t be with you and tell them about your Christmas, just a post-holiday note! It will ease the withdrawal from Christmas cards in the mail and no Amazon packages at the door! LOL!

And if you used up every bit of your paper and embellishments from the Holiday Mini Catalog, be sure to check out the Last Chance List, ending January 3rd, and the Clearance Rack where you might find some bargains to use now or to save for next year! Be old-fashioned and send a few thank you notes like these easy Whimsy & Wonder Christmas Thank You Cards with whatever paper you have left!

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Sweet Symmetry Thank You Notes

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Sweet Symmetry Thank You Notes

When you need or think you will need, a batch of cards for a certain occasion, just take the time to make a “multitude” of cards, exactly alike or not, as I did with these Sweet Symmetry Thank You Notes. And it was certainly fun making these cards with this cute designer paper! Keep the card design rather simple and maybe even leave off the greeting until you need a card, then add whatever sentiment you need.

For these cards, I chose to use the very cute and “happy” Sweet Symmetry Designer Series Paper. I didn’t think much of this paper when the Annual Catalog first came out, but then as I saw cards that I thought were cute, I found out they had used this Sweet Symmetry Paper! So then I had to have some!

The card bases are different colors to coordinate with the designer paper. Some are Night of Navy, some are Flirty Flamingo or Calypso Coral, plus Bumblebee. Some have an extra layer of cardstock under the designer paper. I used all different patterns of the Sweet Symmetry Paper.

The greeting is the same on all the cards. I used the “Thanks” in the Biggest Wish Stamp Set. However, you could use a birthday greeting, or congratulations, or almost any greeting, small or large. You could even have a bunch of rectangles or circles cut and left blank for when you want to add an appropriate greeting to your already made card when you need one in a hurry. My greeting is die-cut with one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies.

On almost all the cards I used the Bumblebee 1/4″ Gingham Ribbon. I love this ribbon and need to order another roll or two. It’s decorative without being overwhelming, small and narrow to use easily on almost any card or project. It’s a color that goes with a lot. On one of the cards, I used the Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon for something different. Those In Color Open Weave Ribbons are also gorgeous ribbons to have on hand, in case you don’t have any yet!

In summary, if you want to make an assortment of cards, choose a simple design and make it over and over again. Do each step over and over. Don’t make a whole card and then make another one. Do all the cutting, then the stamping, then the gluing, then the embellishing. Whatever your order of making your card is, but do the same step over and over again. This is good to keep in mind for making Christmas cards. It really is faster as you aren’t switching out tools and supplies and you develop muscle memory of doing the same thing over and over (even on just a few cards!). The easiest is to make each card like these I made exactly the same, but once you have the design, you can also change up a few elements just for fun. I used the same package of designer paper but changed the patterns. Used mostly the same ribbon but used it in different ways. I used the same diecut greeting. Whatever you like!

Sometimes it is fun to just make simple cards that go together rather quickly and make a batch so you have a sense of accomplishment when you get finished. That’s how these Sweet Symmetry Thank You Notes came together!

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Heartwarming Hugs DSP Thank You Cards

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Heartwarming Hugs DSP Thank You Cards

I wanted to make some thank you cards to have on hand, and while it is the Christmas season, I didn’t want them to look like Christmas cards! These thank you cards made with pieces and scraps of my Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper in the August-December 2020 Mini Catalog (Holiday Mini) were easy and fun to make! I loved this designer paper, especially the red and green plaid. You may think it is Christmas paper at first glance since it was introduced in the Holiday Mini Catalog, but if you look closely the designs are generic, not Christmasy, so you can use it long past Christmas!

Just look through your stamp sets. I chose various “Thank You” stamps to use and cut or layered them on various dies and a few punches. Again, look through what you have. You will have something to use or even just cut rectangles or squares with your Paper Trimmer.

You can keep it really simple with no embellishments or you can use some ribbon, like the Real Red 3/8″ Double-Stitched Satin Ribbon I used on some of these cards. You can use something else, it doesn’t have to be exactly what I used.

These cards all have either Real Red or Pear Pizazz card bases. Then I just cut various pieces and sizes of the Heartwarming Hugs Designer Paper to add to the card base plus a greeting. I made thank you cards, but you can see you could do birthday cards or just cards to send to friends. This is “happy” paper! If you have some left after making holiday cards, use it up by making cards like these to use up your scraps so you can buy new paper next season! OR if you don’t have Heartwarming Hugs and like it, hurry up and get it on the Stampin’ Up! Giant Year-End Closeout as it is retiring Jan. 4th.

Yesterday I posted this one card but I also just made the nine extra cards you see in the photo above. Once you get going, you will find it so easy to make a whole batch of cards. You could even leave the greetings off until you know what you want to use the card for, then stamp and add the appropriate greeting. Use one side of the paper on one card, then cut another piece and use the opposite side. Make some cards square. Use two or three patterns of the paper on the same card front. Just go wild! You can do it!

It’s handy to make several cards while you have your supplies out and it is really handy when you need a card in a hurry and you already have some generic cards made ready-to-go save for adding a greeting and maybe a little extra embellishment. Get out your Heartwarming Hugs DSP and make some Thank You cards quickly and easily or add other greetings for a variety for your stash! Check that Closeout in the Stampin’ Up! Store for all the remaining retiring items from the August-December 2020 Mini Catalog!